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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1910
Page
4
In open court three named officials and others confess to accepting sums linked to City actions. The district attorney reports orders and resignations tied to the bribery inquiry. Mayor and ex-council members face investigation as details of the case unfold.
In a chaotic euchre game, a player claimed he did not know how trump worked as his partner Henry Wat was arrested on related charges. The incident involved several players including Davis Avery Sterling and Giamondsa, with an ace of clubs and a missing blunder noted.
Reports from Biarritz describe King Edward as feeble and unable to walk far, contradicting official bulletins of improvement. Doctors continue issuing encouraging notices, but public worry grows over his bronchial illness and overall condition.
The Seattle Manufacturers' Association votes 18 to 6 against the Lake Washington canal project citing expected losses of 29 plants and multi million tax burdens for bridges sewers and reclamation. Ex Governor McGraw and City Engineer Thomason defend the canal as opponents press harsh critiques during the heated meeting.
Five occupants of an automobile traveling from Astoria to Seaside narrowly escaped burial when the car overturned and sank in beach quicksand. Dr A M Kinney his wife and child Miss Peyton of Astoria and H L Finch of Portland escaped and were rescued by a passing wagon. the auto disappeared by early morning.
Portland report of a clash where two hundred white men attacked 300 Hindu mill hands at St John. The mayor ended the riot after several Hindus were assaulted. One teen casualty, Hert Thrall, died after an appendectomy. A report of a robbery near Weller and 10th is noted.
From Tacoma on March 22 Chas. K. Hamilton departs for Waiver and plans three flights starting in Vancouver then Spokane and he is not expected to return to Seattle. In Pan Antonio Texas on March 22 Thomas Walsh, the Colorado millionaire, and his party have begun a special trip to Washington D.C. amid ongoing concern for Walshs condition.
Mayor Gill files charges against former fire chief Harry W Bringhurst alleging failure to wear a uniform permitting a department member to run for office and antagonism toward other departments officials The deposed chief denies the allegations and notes he led firefighting efforts while in office. He blames his successor Captain J A Boyle who started new duties yesterday.
Local merchants of all sizes are urged to display goodwill for the Trade Show by attending tonight’s Dreamland dance or sending their representatives to the Trade Board office on Arcade Street.
Baron John J. Frederick Von Schiller, grandson of the poet Schiller, has challenged Alexander McAllister of Bronx Manor to a duel. The choice of weapons rests with McAllister. Von Schiller alleges plots by McAllister and Mme Viardi against him and accuses the couple of threatening to deport Mme Viardi to Europe.
In Judge Brown's court Wood and Beers clash again as Beers defends against Wood's claim for damages tied to an assault report. The case against Beers on alleged non naturalization is dismissed by Judge Brown for lack of sufficient facts. The ongoing family feud continues to bog the docket.
GREELY Colo March 22 Police pursue William H Williams a man from Kansan to Salem Ore he aims to kill Oregon Governor Benson Williams is deemed sane by no account and was released from the Oregon state asylum three months ago He travels eastward believing the asylum animates electric waves across the continent under Gov Benson’s direction He even wrote of meeting in Denver to discuss the governor dying or being murdered to escape the asylum’s influence
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